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Join Us to remember the victims: 373,377 lives lost to traffic in US in last 10 years

by Team Chekpeds
  November 15, @ 12 Noon, City Hall Park Fountain. There are no words to describe this epidemic and the condoning silence that surrounds it . The costs to society are staggering, and the cost in pain to families indescribable.  … Read more “Join Us to remember the victims: 373,377 lives lost to traffic in US in last 10 years”
Posted in9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Events, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Mark Your Calendars: VOTE to fund Safer Pedestrian Crossings

by Team Chekpeds
As part of the Participatory Budgeting, every resident of Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen who is older than 14,  can now vote for a capital project that will be built in our district. Voting will take place from April 11 to… Read more “Mark Your Calendars: VOTE to fund Safer Pedestrian Crossings”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Vision Zero 2015: The Year of the Protected Only Phase signals (Split Phase)

by Team Chekpeds
Sweden is on its way to reaching zero road deaths per year. The Economist earlier this year took a look at the data: just three deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 5.5 in the European Union and 11.4 in the… Read more “Vision Zero 2015: The Year of the Protected Only Phase signals (Split Phase)”